Audience questions from a phone, moderated at the front of the room. The smallest product in the catalog and the one that changes a session the most.
How it runs
Open Mic works per room, not per session — a room has a question channel that runs all day, and whoever is chairing at the time moderates it.
- Delegates scan a QR code or open the room's public address on their phone.
- They type a question and send it.
- The moderator sees the queue on their own screen and works through it.
Because channels are addressed per room, the event's venue must have its rooms defined before Open Mic can be used. It does not require sessions.
Moderator access without accounts
Moderators are given a moderator link for their room, which works without a Rostrum account. Hand it to the session chair or the AV operator. Links can be revoked and reissued per room.
Settings
- Require sign-in — whether askers must identify themselves. With it on, a delegate who is not signed in is routed through the email-code login — the same passwordless flow the Attendee App uses — and returned to the question page. Because that flow belongs to the app, this switch needs the Attendee App product enabled; without it the requirement cannot be set.
- Colors — primary and accent, so the public page matches the event.
The sign-in route is the app's email-code flow, so the switch is only editable while the Attendee App product is on. If the app is later disabled, an existing requirement goes quiet and questions are accepted anonymously again.
Moderator links are stored hashed, so the copyable address exists only in the moment you generate it. After a page reload the only way to recover it is to regenerate — which revokes the link you already gave the moderator. Generate it and paste it somewhere straight away.